Daily Current Affairs- 11 August

Author : Palak Khanna

Updated On : August 11, 2022

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Today's Current Affairs-11th August 2022

INTERNATIONAL

Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases

  • In China’s Shandong and Henan provinces, 35 persons are thought to have contracted a novel virus called Langya henipavirus. Langya henipavirus shares a connection with viruses that harm people, the Hendra and Nipah viruses. It is not yet known much about the new virus, also known as LayV, particularly whether it spreads from person to person. The novel Langya henipavirus was initially discovered by Chinese researchers who were doing routine surveillance on individuals with fevers who had recently reported interaction with animals. After identifying the virus, the researchers searched for it in additional persons.
  • Although it is not known how long the patients were ill, the symptoms of Langya henipavirus reported—fever, exhaustion, coughing, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea, and headache—appeared to be generally minor.
  • There was more concrete proof that a sizable part of wild shrews were harbouring the virus, even though they only discovered a tiny number of goats and dogs that may have previously been infected with the Langya henipavirus.

About China:

Capital: Beijing

President: Xi Jinping

Currency: Renminbi

Marape returns as Papua New Guinea prime minister after poll

  • Following elections in the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, the parliament has reinstated Prime Minister James Marape. According to the media and election authorities, Marape was re-sworn in as prime minister after lawmakers in the new parliament elected Marape without opposition. The general election in Papua New Guinea took place between July 4 and July 22, although voting and vote counting were postponed due to unusual conditions, such as security concerns, attacks on ballot boxes, and logistical difficulties, according to the electoral commission.
  • Marape and his predecessor, Peter O’Neill, who resigned in 2019, were the front-runners for the position of leader of the next administration.
  • Due in part to the country’s rough terrain, severe weather, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and linguistic and cultural variety, the election there is among the most difficult in the entire globe.

About Papua New Guinea:

Capital: Port Moresby

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

Continent: Oceania

 NATIONAL

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Appointed 49th Chief Justice of India, Will Succeed CJI Ramana

  • According to the law ministry notification, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26. He will have a brief tenure as the head of India’s judiciary and will demit office on 8 November after holding the charge as the CJI for nearly three months.
  • In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court of India, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August 2022.
  • He was born on 9 November 1957, Justice Lalit enrolled as an advocate in June 1983 and practised in the Bombay High Court till December 1985.
  • He shifted his practice to Delhi in January 1986, and in April 2004, he was designated as a senior advocate by the apex court.

 SPORTS

44th Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan win gold in Open section

  • The team Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad which concluded. Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze in Open Section. In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal. Team Georgia won the silver, while the India-1 team won the bronze medal.
  • The 44th Chess Olympiad was organised by the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India from July 28 to August 09, 2022.
  • India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time. It consisted of open and women’s tournaments.
  • The total number of participants was 1,737, including 937 in the Open and 800 in the Women’s event.
  • Overall 188 teams were registered from 186 nations in the Open section and 162 from 160 nations in the Women’s section.

About Uzbekistan:

Capital: Tashkent

Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm

President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

 Bhavani Devi bags gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championship

  • Indian ace fencer CA Bhavani Devi on Wednesday won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in the Senior Women's Sabre Individual category.
  • According to sources, she defeated Veronika Vasileva of Australia 15-10 to win the title in London. "BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION @IamBhavaniDevi wins GOLD at Commonwealth #Fencing Championship 2022 in Senior Women's Sabre Individual category. She won 15-10 against Vasileva in the Sabre final.
  • Bhavani Devi scripted history by becoming the lone Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after she reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Fencing World Cup in Hungary. She qualified through the adjusted Official Ranking Method (AOR). At Tokyo Olympics 2020, she won her opening match against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi.

APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time

  • A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister.
  • RJD is the only party with a majority in the Assembly, and the Governor can ask Tejashwi Yadav, the party’s leader, to form the government following Nitish Kumar’s departure.
  • Tejashwi Yadav may merely suggest the name of Nitish Kumar, though, because he has already provided Nitish Kumar with documentation from Mahagathbandhan MLAs.
  • The Bihar Assembly currently has 77 seats held by the BJP. JD(U) has 45, Congress 19, CPIML(L)-led Left has 16, and RJD has 79.

About Bihar:

Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar 

Governor: Phagu Chauhan

Capital: Patna

 SUMMIT'S & MOU's

Election Commission to host virtual meet of Asian Regional Forum on August 11

  • The Election Commission will be hosting a virtual meet of the Asian Regional Forum in New Delhi on Thursday. This Regional Forum meet on the theme Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative, is precursor to the Global Summit for Democracy to be hosted by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico in the coming month.
  • The Global Summit and the Regional Forum meets aim at generating synergy amongst international organizations, electoral bodies from the world and to promote intellectual and institutional mobilization to strengthen electoral democracy in the world.
  • Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey will preside over the Asian Regional Forum meet.

About Election Commission of India:

Formed: 25 January 1950

Jurisdiction: Government of India

Headquarters: New Delhi

First executive: Sukumar Sen

Preceding executive: Sunil Arora

Current executive: Sushil Chandra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation Ethanol Plant at Panipat

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation Ethanol Plant at Panipat in Haryana through video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the Second Generation Ethanol plant will strengthen the effort to boost production and usage of biofuels in the country.
  • The Prime Minister asserted plant will minimize the pollution level in Delhi, NCR, and Haryana. It will also save the environment.
  • The Prime Minister said in our country that worships nature, biofuel is significant for protecting nature. Our farmers understand this better. Mr. Modi said Ethanol blending in petrol in the country increased to around 8 percent in the last 7 to 8 years. He said that the country saved at least 50 thousand crore rupees following the introduction of Ethanol blending process and the amount diverted to the farmers.

About Haryana:

Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

Capital: Chandigarh

Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar

 BOOKS & AUTHOR

Poetry Book ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma

  • Union Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched a poetry book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma, student of class 7th, here at Jammu. The book is published by Blue-Rose Publishers. The Union Minister lauded the efforts of the little author in crystallising his thoughts in the shape of a collection of his poems and his rare achievement at this tender age and wished him a bright future.
  • The 100 book page is an anthology of 40 poems in which the budding author defines the nature of the world, at the moment. He lets himself be carried away by the unknown force and eyes the blood on the paper bravely. Throughout the book, the author wishes for a gust of golden winds, and sends his soul on an adventure to discover all those shallow thoughts buried in the soils of time as he lifelessly stares into the rusty skies of dust.

 BANKING AND ECONOMY

India's GDP to contribute 22% to global growth, says Morgan Stanley

  • According to analysts at Morgan Stanley, India’s GDP growth will average 7% during this time, which is the strongest among the largest economies, and India will contribute 28% and 22% to both Asian and global growth, respectively. This makes India the fastest-growing Asian economy in the Asian region in 2022–2023. They claimed that due to the release of dormant demand, the Indian economy is poised for its strongest performance in more than a decade.
  • According to Chetan Ahya, chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley, the most significant change in India’s structural narrative is the obvious shift in policy emphasis in favour of increasing the economy’s productive potential and India’s GDP growth.
  • With oil and commodities prices down between 23 and 37% since their peak in March 2022, Morgan Stanley predicts that macro stability indicators will return to a comfortable level and that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not need to raise rates substantially in the near future.

 

Daily Current Affairs- 11 August

Author : Palak Khanna

August 11, 2022

SHARE

Today's Current Affairs-11th August 2022

INTERNATIONAL

Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases

  • In China’s Shandong and Henan provinces, 35 persons are thought to have contracted a novel virus called Langya henipavirus. Langya henipavirus shares a connection with viruses that harm people, the Hendra and Nipah viruses. It is not yet known much about the new virus, also known as LayV, particularly whether it spreads from person to person. The novel Langya henipavirus was initially discovered by Chinese researchers who were doing routine surveillance on individuals with fevers who had recently reported interaction with animals. After identifying the virus, the researchers searched for it in additional persons.
  • Although it is not known how long the patients were ill, the symptoms of Langya henipavirus reported—fever, exhaustion, coughing, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea, and headache—appeared to be generally minor.
  • There was more concrete proof that a sizable part of wild shrews were harbouring the virus, even though they only discovered a tiny number of goats and dogs that may have previously been infected with the Langya henipavirus.

About China:

Capital: Beijing

President: Xi Jinping

Currency: Renminbi

Marape returns as Papua New Guinea prime minister after poll

  • Following elections in the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, the parliament has reinstated Prime Minister James Marape. According to the media and election authorities, Marape was re-sworn in as prime minister after lawmakers in the new parliament elected Marape without opposition. The general election in Papua New Guinea took place between July 4 and July 22, although voting and vote counting were postponed due to unusual conditions, such as security concerns, attacks on ballot boxes, and logistical difficulties, according to the electoral commission.
  • Marape and his predecessor, Peter O’Neill, who resigned in 2019, were the front-runners for the position of leader of the next administration.
  • Due in part to the country’s rough terrain, severe weather, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and linguistic and cultural variety, the election there is among the most difficult in the entire globe.

About Papua New Guinea:

Capital: Port Moresby

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

Continent: Oceania

 NATIONAL

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Appointed 49th Chief Justice of India, Will Succeed CJI Ramana

  • According to the law ministry notification, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26. He will have a brief tenure as the head of India’s judiciary and will demit office on 8 November after holding the charge as the CJI for nearly three months.
  • In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court of India, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August 2022.
  • He was born on 9 November 1957, Justice Lalit enrolled as an advocate in June 1983 and practised in the Bombay High Court till December 1985.
  • He shifted his practice to Delhi in January 1986, and in April 2004, he was designated as a senior advocate by the apex court.

 SPORTS

44th Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan win gold in Open section

  • The team Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad which concluded. Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze in Open Section. In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal. Team Georgia won the silver, while the India-1 team won the bronze medal.
  • The 44th Chess Olympiad was organised by the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India from July 28 to August 09, 2022.
  • India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time. It consisted of open and women’s tournaments.
  • The total number of participants was 1,737, including 937 in the Open and 800 in the Women’s event.
  • Overall 188 teams were registered from 186 nations in the Open section and 162 from 160 nations in the Women’s section.

About Uzbekistan:

Capital: Tashkent

Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm

President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

 Bhavani Devi bags gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championship

  • Indian ace fencer CA Bhavani Devi on Wednesday won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in the Senior Women's Sabre Individual category.
  • According to sources, she defeated Veronika Vasileva of Australia 15-10 to win the title in London. "BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION @IamBhavaniDevi wins GOLD at Commonwealth #Fencing Championship 2022 in Senior Women's Sabre Individual category. She won 15-10 against Vasileva in the Sabre final.
  • Bhavani Devi scripted history by becoming the lone Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after she reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Fencing World Cup in Hungary. She qualified through the adjusted Official Ranking Method (AOR). At Tokyo Olympics 2020, she won her opening match against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi.

APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time

  • A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister.
  • RJD is the only party with a majority in the Assembly, and the Governor can ask Tejashwi Yadav, the party’s leader, to form the government following Nitish Kumar’s departure.
  • Tejashwi Yadav may merely suggest the name of Nitish Kumar, though, because he has already provided Nitish Kumar with documentation from Mahagathbandhan MLAs.
  • The Bihar Assembly currently has 77 seats held by the BJP. JD(U) has 45, Congress 19, CPIML(L)-led Left has 16, and RJD has 79.

About Bihar:

Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar 

Governor: Phagu Chauhan

Capital: Patna

 SUMMIT'S & MOU's

Election Commission to host virtual meet of Asian Regional Forum on August 11

  • The Election Commission will be hosting a virtual meet of the Asian Regional Forum in New Delhi on Thursday. This Regional Forum meet on the theme Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative, is precursor to the Global Summit for Democracy to be hosted by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico in the coming month.
  • The Global Summit and the Regional Forum meets aim at generating synergy amongst international organizations, electoral bodies from the world and to promote intellectual and institutional mobilization to strengthen electoral democracy in the world.
  • Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey will preside over the Asian Regional Forum meet.

About Election Commission of India:

Formed: 25 January 1950

Jurisdiction: Government of India

Headquarters: New Delhi

First executive: Sukumar Sen

Preceding executive: Sunil Arora

Current executive: Sushil Chandra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation Ethanol Plant at Panipat

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation Ethanol Plant at Panipat in Haryana through video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the Second Generation Ethanol plant will strengthen the effort to boost production and usage of biofuels in the country.
  • The Prime Minister asserted plant will minimize the pollution level in Delhi, NCR, and Haryana. It will also save the environment.
  • The Prime Minister said in our country that worships nature, biofuel is significant for protecting nature. Our farmers understand this better. Mr. Modi said Ethanol blending in petrol in the country increased to around 8 percent in the last 7 to 8 years. He said that the country saved at least 50 thousand crore rupees following the introduction of Ethanol blending process and the amount diverted to the farmers.

About Haryana:

Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

Capital: Chandigarh

Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar

 BOOKS & AUTHOR

Poetry Book ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma

  • Union Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched a poetry book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma, student of class 7th, here at Jammu. The book is published by Blue-Rose Publishers. The Union Minister lauded the efforts of the little author in crystallising his thoughts in the shape of a collection of his poems and his rare achievement at this tender age and wished him a bright future.
  • The 100 book page is an anthology of 40 poems in which the budding author defines the nature of the world, at the moment. He lets himself be carried away by the unknown force and eyes the blood on the paper bravely. Throughout the book, the author wishes for a gust of golden winds, and sends his soul on an adventure to discover all those shallow thoughts buried in the soils of time as he lifelessly stares into the rusty skies of dust.

 BANKING AND ECONOMY

India's GDP to contribute 22% to global growth, says Morgan Stanley

  • According to analysts at Morgan Stanley, India’s GDP growth will average 7% during this time, which is the strongest among the largest economies, and India will contribute 28% and 22% to both Asian and global growth, respectively. This makes India the fastest-growing Asian economy in the Asian region in 2022–2023. They claimed that due to the release of dormant demand, the Indian economy is poised for its strongest performance in more than a decade.
  • According to Chetan Ahya, chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley, the most significant change in India’s structural narrative is the obvious shift in policy emphasis in favour of increasing the economy’s productive potential and India’s GDP growth.
  • With oil and commodities prices down between 23 and 37% since their peak in March 2022, Morgan Stanley predicts that macro stability indicators will return to a comfortable level and that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not need to raise rates substantially in the near future.

 

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